Sunday, September 27, 2009

Alive with Christ

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.Ephesians 2:4-10, New King James Version

Alive with Christ

Ephesians 2 is a wonderful passage; take some time to read the entire chapter. I have to say that I am amazed anew over the verses shown above. What do these verses say about God, and what do these verses say about His children?

*God is rich in mercy.*God loved us even before we became believers.*God makes us alive with Christ!*God saves us by His grace, alone!*As children of Christ, we sit with Him in the heavenly places!*God will continue to show us the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.*Our salvation is not of ourselves, but it is a gift of His grace to us.*We are God's workmanship.*We are created in Christ for our good works.*God even prepared our good works beforehand that we should walk in them.

What a treasure is found in these seven short verses. We, who are the weak things of this world do confound the wise. How do we do it? By God's grace alone. He loved while we were still unconverted, saved us by His grace alone, and has prepared us for the good works He has already ordained that we would do!

We are alive in Christ! That is something I will never understand, but I am so very grateful for our wonderful, wise, and holy God who sent Christ to redeem a people for Himself!

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I live in Pella, Iowa, with my husband, 1 child still at home, 1 dog and 2 cats. Along with this blog, I have a website: Devotional Reflections from the Bible. In addition, I am a piano teacher. I know I am truly blessed to be able to do two of the most important things in my life - write Bible devotionals and teach music.
God is so very good. My goal is to encourage others in their walk with the Lord, and to present the Gospel in a clear and direct manner. Christ is everything to me and that is my goal for my readers as well.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1, KJV
God Bless You,
Linda